Planetary Space Radiation Environments

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Dec 2010

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010agufmsm33c1928g&link_type=abstract

American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #SM33C-1928

Physics

[2774] Magnetospheric Physics / Radiation Belts, [5737] Planetary Sciences: Fluid Planets / Magnetospheres

Scientific paper

The radiation environment at Jupiter is compared and contrasted with the terrestrial and saturnian radiation environments with emphasis on recent results from the analysis of jovian radiation data. Each of these planets has its own unique characteristic belt structure and energy characteristics. In particular, whereas the Earth’s intense inner belt is dominated by high energy protons, Jupiter’s environment is dominated by high energy electrons. Saturn’s radiation belts are by comparison much more complex but lower in intensity then would be expected because of the effects of its inner rings and many moons on their formation. The jovian environment offers a striking contrast to these other two planets given its much stronger magnetic field which results in a significantly more intense radiation environment. Implications of these radiation belts for future missions will also be discussed Radiation Belt Comparisons

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